The mixing service will come when it's ready. There's a lot to tackle on not only on the developmental side, but also with testing and deployment. I also have to deal with promotion, management, and a multitude of other things associated with the coin in general. I encourage you to get involved in these things if you want to see the coin grow faster.
The only hard timeline is to have it ready before nightmares like CoinValidation become a reality.
Agreed, nothing ever should come out until it's ready, and at the same time some kind of estimated timeline (not a hardtimeline) be it Q1, Q2 of 2014 is not to much to ask for, otherwise its essentially just pie in the sky. Is it just you right now working on the mixing service or is there a team?
I sincerely am sorry for whatever issues you've had to deal with during your 5 month absence and your entitled to your privacy, and at the same time is there a current team in place that can continue this project without you, should some god forbid unforeseeable event take place, that would force your absence again, or are you currently the sole developer right now?
I phrase this not as an attack on you and I think this coin has great potential, just asking this so we can get a clear map view of what's needed in terms of development and some kind of time frame, and also to way the risk management needed if sbc's development is to be primarily reliant on one person versus a team of developers.I fully agree with this comment. I believe there are enough people in the community that would love to help out if you are on your own.
As you can see for yourself, there are some that are working on ideas to give the coin the popularity it deserves.